Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.3
E
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.5
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
SE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)7787778111111111111111111117777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151128128482633339595781821161141141121101571931948811110599
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
2.22
9:57AM
2.10
10:33PM
2.19
10:50AM
2.03
11:28PM
2.13
11:47AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
0.14
4:15PM
0.00
4:49AM
0.19
5:08PM
0.08
5:46AM
0.26
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset------5:50-------5:49-------5:47-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
------12--------------11
Temp. °C141413131417171513121211131414141413141414141414
Feels °C (?)121211121316161210897891010119101011101010
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